METHODS FOR THE PREPARATION OF 2-NITROBENZOFURANS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1007/7246Keywords:
bromonitromethane, chloronitrostyrenes, 2-nitrobenzofurans, 2-(2-nitroethyl)phenols, o-quinone methides, salicylic aldehydes, dearomatization, nitration, ipso substitution.Abstract
The review summarizes the existing methods for the synthesis of 2-nitrobenzofurans and their polycondensed derivatives, which present valuable substrates for effecting dearomatization of the furan ring. Electrophilic nitration of 2-unsubstituted benzofurans, ipso substitution, condensation of salicylic aldehydes with bromonitromethane, and oxidation of 2-(2-nitroethyl)phenols have received the most attention.